The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-02
THE MEXICAN LEGATION.


The Magnificent House mt washing.
ton Into which II I,ecently Moved
Some Noted International Mar
riRgcs.
A Washington letter says; Last week Mcxl-
co took possession OF her new legation In this
city. 1t is a large, double house, three stories
high and a mansard story. La Pdtrid IL
iustrade, paper published In the City of Merl-
co, has an excellent picture Of the house, and
under the hand Of "Honora Mexico" con-
graduates the country upon owning piece
OF land In this beautiful METROPOLIS worthy OF
the latter, and credit TO the government
which owns 1t. The cost OF the structure was
$4,000. There are thlrty-1vc rooms In the
house, seven Of which are devoted to office
purposes. Without waiting for the carpets
or furniture, which Senior and Sonora Romero
purchased during their recent trip to Europe,
they have taken what furniture they had In
their house on X. street, which they and their
predecessor (Senor dc Zamacona) so long &C.
cupled, and fitted up the new house so that 1t
looks very attractive. The new things now
on the way, are daily expected, aud before the
season opens the new Mexican legation will be
one of the most attractive houses In Washing
ton.
The building has front of 42l1xl50 feet in
depth, with an entrance on the side from
broad paved alley. Ga the first floor are six
rooms, these being drawing-rooms, reception.
room, dining, and hall rooms. These two last
are the largest In Washington, and the stair.
case is very handsome aud imposing looking.
The family rooms are IN the second story,
servants and storagc-rooms In the mansard.
Billiard and smoking rooms In the basement,
a wine-room IN the cellar, aud also room
for coal, another for vegetables and one for
the furnace. The house is on | street between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. Chief
Justice Waite's residence is on one side and
that of Hon. John w. Foster on the other.
Gen. Foster has been minister to Mexico,
| Russia, and Spain, and Is probably the best
| trained man ior diplomatic service that we
| have IN this country
Mr.. Romero stands very high In his own
| country and In this, for he came first to
| Washington as secretary Of legation In 1859,
and acted as charge d'atfairs ad Interim from
| August 1860, to May, 1863, when he was sent
| away on leave. He returned Oct. 20, 1863
| and presented his credentials as envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipotentiary, anc
was held IN that capacity until 1868.
| mus BenOr hDiIcIO phsoou nut
| portant years In Washington, for this country
was "maklng history" during all OF that
| period, and Mexico was careful observer.
| Senior Romero took no leave from 1863 to 1865.
| His last appointment TO the United States
dates back to March, 1882, when he succeeded
| Senior dc Iamacona.
| Nine. Romero was Miss Allen, of Phila
| delphla She married Senior Romero nearly
| nineteen years ago, and the marriage has
| been most happy and harmonious, the only
| drawback being that they have no children.
She is very charming, unaffected lady NJ.
| Romero has adopted nephew, the son OF one
| of his brothers, and the'lad attends an English
school In Washington aud is bright scholar.
Spaniards are usually deemed passionate
| and Jealous, yet there have probably been
| more happy aud prosperous alliances between
| Americans aud Spaniards than between our
| country women and men oil other na.lona
tiles.
| Miss Terry OF New York, married Senior
Roberts, who was at that time the Spanish
| minister to this country. One OF the iirsu
| Spanish ministers sent to the United states
was the Marquis Carlos NJ. d'lrujo, who mar
rled the celebrated Philadelphia beauty, Sally
Mexican, daughter OF Coy; thomas Mcheah'
| who was q signer Of the Declaration OF lnde-
| pendence and also chief justice OF Pennsy-
vania. Senior d'Iruio presented his creden-
| tials MS envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary from Spain to the United
States In August, 1906, and remained In the
same capacity until 1915
Angel Calderon dc la Barca was the Spanish
minister at Washington from 1896 to 1888, and
| again from 1874 to 1858. 1t was during his
first term that he married Miss English, a ma
tive of Georgetown, whose mother had noted
seminary for young adles.
Senior Don Louis de Potestad, when he was
secretary Of the Spanish legation, married
| Miss Chapman, OF Philadelphia. Several
times he has been sent to Washington; the
last time he came as Arbitrator for Spain on the
| AmerIcan-Spanish claims commission. re-
latIye of NJ. de Po.estad, and Of the same
name, married Mrs. Wright last year aud
died In ten DAYS
The last alliance between this country and
Spain occurred on Wednesday, the 26th, when
Miss Camille Berghmans married NJ. Pedroso.
In the cases of the Marquis d. lrujo and
Caldron de la Barca the children and grand
! children have held and still occupy high posi-
lions In Spain. The son OF the Marquis
d. Irujo became the duke OF Sotomayo He
| H., DhIla1alphia and hpCamp prima